tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7504966.post2486012742013948727..comments2023-09-28T08:34:17.073-04:00Comments on Babbelog: Greek Orthodox is Greek to MeVirgil Hurthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16907545142128250137noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7504966.post-15770819988221990302007-05-07T10:50:00.000-04:002007-05-07T10:50:00.000-04:00Virgil, I loved your narrative. After reading it, ...Virgil, <BR/><BR/>I loved your narrative. After reading it, my mind couldn't help but wonder if the reverse could happen here in America.<BR/><BR/>... Foreigners with a language barrier looking for a church service in Anytown, USA, finally find one. With confused faces, they observe the somber atmosphere, the depressing sermon, the expressionless faces leaving the building, and the visitors return to their hotel wondering if they attended a funeral. <BR/><BR/>"No," a hotel employee clarifies. "That was a church service."<BR/><BR/>She explains, "Many American churches are like that, and many Americans only go once a month (about 30 days instead of 40), six months (the Easter and Christmas club), or annually (just Easter to wear their Sunday best at least once that year)."<BR/><BR/>Your innocent misunderstanding in Greece was a humorous anecdote. The cold facts here in America are a sad reality.<BR/><BR/>Thank you for not sending any visitors away from Providence Church wondering if they attended a funeral or a church service.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7504966.post-51299453809700563262007-04-27T09:21:00.000-04:002007-04-27T09:21:00.000-04:00That's funny. We had a similar experience last Su...That's funny. We had a similar experience last Sunday. We visited the Greek Orthodox church when a bishop was visiting. There was significantly more Greek and less English making it less easy to understand.<BR/><BR/>It was all Greek to us as well.Dale Melchinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10816668049028358974noreply@blogger.com